The field and garden vegetables of America

A practical descriptive manual that catalogs nearly eleven hundred cultivated vegetables and varieties, providing concise entries on form, size, color, quality, season, hardiness, and productivity alongside directions for propagation, culture, and culinary use. Organized by plant families and crop groups, it reconciles synonyms, compares varieties, records seed-testing and observational trials, and highlights how soil, climate, and locality affect performance. Numerous illustrations accompany the descriptions. The book serves as a selection guide for gardeners, seedsmen, and farmers, noting both superior and inferior sorts and adapting general cultivation advice from contemporary horticultural authorities.